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Old 20th November 2008
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Originally Posted by s2scott View Post
I guard my WiFi using ssh with the "-w" option and disable WEP/WPA altogether (yields better throughput and superior security). See my old post @ http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=141

While IPSec is the gold standard, it's tricky and the ssh is/was a lot easier (for our context).

/S
Even if you ssh into the gateway, what's to prevent others from getting in? I might be missing something (and probably more than just one thing ), but that seems to secure your connection between your computer and the gateway and not the gateway from outside intruders.
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